The Use of Bronchial Blockers for Providing One-Lung Ventilation

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 860-868

  Neustein, Steven M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchial blockers; one lung ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTAMINATION; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOBRONCHIAL VENTILATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; EXTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG BULLA; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VENTILATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BRONCHOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 70450223344     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.05.014     Document Type: Review

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